Barely one week after a tanker loaded with fuel crashed in Niger State killing over 100 persons, another tanker carrying 40,000 litres of fuel has crashed
Although nobody was k!lled in the crash, the driver and his motorboy suffered injuries and were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
According to an eyewitness who gave his name simply as Abdul, the incident happened on Monday evening when the tanker had a tyre burst resulting in its crash and spilling of the 40,000 litres of fuel.
The tanker was said to be heading to Kaduna from Lagos State when it lost control and crashed into a nearby drainage along the Agaie-Lapai Road in Niger State. and exploded
The Niger State Police Command’s spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the accident on Tuesday in a WhatsApp message, said the road was temporarily closed when the incident occurred
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